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Tag: renewable energy

lithium mineral, mining
Posted inEngineering/Technology

A Lithium Valley in Western Australia could power the world

by Cameron Jewell 24 May 201817 July 2018
Coogee bay pavilion
Posted inBusiness, Spinifex

Businesses are locking in huge savings with renewable PPAs

by Jamie Catt, Schneider Electric 24 May 201829 May 2018
solar gardens
Posted inEnergy

ARENA pumps funds into “solar garden” trial

by Julia Grove 17 May 2018
red sunset, Australian energy
Posted inArticles

The flip side of Australia’s dark energy past

by Tina Perinotto 17 May 201822 May 2018
Posted inEnvironment

Goulburn abattoir switches to biogas

by Julia Grove 12 April 2018
Posted inClimate Change

Hobart joins global list of renewable-powered cities

by Cameron Jewell 28 February 2018
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Voith Hydro establishes Australian office as market hots up

by Cameron Jewell 30 January 20181 February 2018
perovskite solar cell
Posted inBriefs

Greatcell gets $6 million ARENA grant for printable perovskite solar tech

by Julia Grove 12 December 2017
Flinders st station night people
Posted inGovernment

Melbourne companies go straight to the renewable source in Aussie first

by Cameron Jewell 23 November 201723 November 2017
Lincoln Gap, Port Augusta landscape CEFC
Posted inBriefs

CEFC finances wind and battery project

by Julia Grove 14 November 2017
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

Issue No 364 – On some fun explosions from a dead coal plant and BHP

by Cameron Jewell 9 November 201714 November 2017
electric home future house
Posted inSpinifex

Cutting the gas: Has the all-electric home’s time finally arrived?

by Tim Forcey, My Efficient Electric Home 19 October 20176 October 2020
Posted inCommercial

An off-grid office for half the price? An Adelaide company says it has the technology

by Cameron Jewell 29 August 201730 August 2017
Posted inFinance

Macquarie finalises UK green bank purchase

by David Thorpe 22 August 2017
Posted inBusiness & Politics

CEFC backs Wattwatchers’ energy-bill-cutting innovation

by Willow Aliento 17 August 2017
Port augusta solar
Posted inGovernment

Port Augusta’s solar thermal dream comes through

by Cameron Jewell 15 August 201716 August 2017
Posted inGovernment

Victoria commits to battery storage and solar trams in renewables plan

by Cameron Jewell 13 July 201713 July 2017
Posted inBriefs

Can we really go 100% renewable?

by Julia Grove 22 June 2017
Posted inBriefs

185 sites in SA identified as possible sites for hydro storage

by Julia Grove 19 June 2017
Posted inGovernment

Solar households now Queensland’s “largest power station”

by Cameron Jewell 25 May 2017
Posted inGovernment

ARENA’s investment plan is good news for the built environment

by Willow Aliento 2 May 2017
Posted inBriefs

First sod turned on Mt Gellibrand wind farm

by Julia Grove 19 April 201719 April 2017
Posted inEnergy

Getting more for less: why the global fall in renewables expenditure isn’t all bad news

by Cameron Jewell 11 April 2017
Clover Moore Town Hall
Posted inGovernment

City of Sydney to accelerate environmental action plan

by Cameron Jewell 28 March 2017
Posted inBusiness & Politics

New toolkit lays out pathway for more community solar

by Willow Aliento 28 February 201728 February 2017
Posted inBriefs

Queensland gold mine to convert to solar, with pumped hydro storage on the horizon

by Julia Grove 14 February 201714 February 2017
Posted inEnergy, Spinifex

Renewable energy: it’s the most cost-effective way to reliable electricity and here’s why

by Graham Davies, Resonant Solutions 13 February 20172 March 2017
Posted inBriefs

Government funded Australian renewable energy storage business, Ecoult, selected for remote community power project in India

by Julia Grove 9 February 20179 February 2017
Posted inClimate Change

How states and territories compare on climate action

by Cameron Jewell 31 January 201720 March 2017
Posted inFinance

Why banks and financiers are desperate to fund energy efficiency

by Willow Aliento 20 December 201620 December 2016

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